As of August 14, 2009, USCIS had received approximately 45,000 H-1B petitions out of the 65,000 H-1B cap.  USCIS continues to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced-degree petitions.  USCIS will continue to accept these petitions until they receive enough petitions to satisfy the statutory limit of 65,000 and 20,000 for advanced-degree petitions.

On August 5th, 2009, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced the signing of an agreement to help attract new immigrations to the Northwest Territories. This agreement results in the implementation of a 3-year Provincial/Territorial Nominee Pilot Program. The Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP), similar to other provincial nominee programs in place throughout Canada, [...]

Effective July 30, 2009, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), in cooperation with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), has announced the formalization of the Transit Without Visa (TWOV) pilot program into a national program. This program will now allow eligible travelers destined to the United States (for which they hold a valid US visa), to [...]

Effective August 1, 2009, the International Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and Peru went into effect.  The Canada-Peru FTA is similar to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and provides Canadians and Peruvians with various new visa options between the two countries.   Specifically, the Canada-Peru FTA facilitates the temporary entry of business persons [...]